The old overanalyzing-the-movie- based-on-the-sixties-TV-spy-spoof- in-the-blog-post trick.

On Saturday, Lizzy and I went to catch a matinee of the “Get Smart” movie. As a fan of the classic series, despite the fact that it was cancelled seventeen years before I was born, I had been anticipating the movie’s release for quite some time. I’d been following the development of the film since way back when Will Ferrell was considered for Max. I had read the early script reviews, which kept my expectations astonishingly low. So, on Saturday, I went in, hoping to be entertained.

Was I entertained? Yes, to an extent. Did it feel like “Get Smart”? At parts, sure, but overall, not really.

WARNING: THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE GET SMART MOVIE. ONE OF YOU MIGHT CARE ABOUT THIS, ALTHOUGH I CAN’T IMAGINE WHO. Continue reading